Suspicious RDP Redirect Using TSCON
Detects a suspicious RDP session redirect using tscon.exe
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| www.korznikov.com/2017/03/0-day-or-feature-privilege-escalation.html | 2 |
| medium.com/@networksecurity/rdp-hijacking-how-to-hijack-rds-and-remoteapp-sessions-transparently-to-move-through-an-da2a1e73a5f6 | 2 |
| www.hackingarticles.in/rdp-session-hijacking-with-tscon/ | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- f72aa3e8-49f9-4c7d-bd74-f8ab84ff9bbb
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.lateral-movementcar.2013-07-002
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1